Mental Health and Our Kids

An Interview with Zach Rausch and Sissy Goff

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zach rausche

Zach Rausch is Associate Research Scientist at NYU Stern School of Business, lead researcher to social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, and a researcher for the Center for Humane Technology. He earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology and religious studies and a master’s degree in psychological science from the State University of New York at New Paltz. Zach’s research and writing have been featured and cited internationally in outlets such The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The New York Times, the After Babel Substack, The Free Press, Axios, and more. He has given expert testimony to multiple state legislatures on the impact of social media on adolescent mental health. Zach lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and enjoys trying to fix his bicycle.

sissy goff

Sissy Goff is the Executive Director of Daystar Counseling Ministries in Nashville, Tennessee, where she works alongside her puppy counseling assistant-in-training, Patches the Havanese. Since 1993, Sissy has been helping girls and their parents find confidence in who they are and hope in who God is making them to be. She is a sought-after speaker for parenting events across the country and a frequent guest on media outlets including CNN, Good Morning America, Inside Edition, NBC Nightly News, and Christianity Today. She is the bestselling author of 13 books including her latest, The Worry-Free Parent: Finding the Confidence You Need So Your Kids Can Too. She is the co-host of the Raising Boys and Girls podcast. Follow Sissy on Instagram @raisingboysandgirls and @sissygoff.